Three youths stabbed, one dead, house on fire while waiting for arbitration

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Three youths have been publicly stabbed to death in Narsingdi’s Palash due to past enmity. One of the injured persons died in the Dhaka Medical College Hospital early this morning. When the news of the death spread in the area, angry people vandalized and set fire to the house of the accused in the morning.

The name of the dead youth is Ashiq Bhuiyan (25). He is the son of Monir Hossain Bhuiya of Maherchar village of Jinardi union of Palash upazila. On the other hand, the two injured are Ruhul Amin and Md. Elias. Both of them are under treatment in Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition.

According to family, local people and police sources, Ashiq had previous enmity with Yunus Ali’s son Sagar and Sohag from neighboring Parulia area. As a result of this, there was an argument and fight between them last Thursday. Both sides fixed the time and place of arbitration in front of Parulia Bhuiyan house on Friday afternoon for settlement. In the afternoon, people from both sides gathered there and waited for the arbitrators.

At that time 10 to 15 people including Sagar and Sohag attacked Ashiq with native weapons in a pre-planned manner. They hit Ashiq indiscriminately with knives. Ilyas and Ruhul Amin got stabbed while going to save him. Later, with the help of local people, the three injured were rescued and taken to the 100-bed Narsingdi District Hospital. The doctor on duty of the emergency department of that hospital advised to take the three people to Dhaka Medical College Hospital with first aid. After taking the three people there later in the night, Ashiq died while undergoing treatment early this morning.

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When the news of Ashiq’s death spread, the angry locals vandalized and set fire to the houses of accused Sagar and Sohag. On receiving the information, Palash Fire Service members rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.

Accused Sagar and Sohag are absconding since the incident. Their statements could not be reached as their mobile numbers were switched off.

Officer-in-charge of Palash police station Shahed Al Mamun said that Ashiq died of stab wounds due to past enmity. Enraged by the news of his death, the locals set fire to the house of the accused. However, the fire service quickly brought the fire under control, so there was no major damage. Legal action is pending in this case.